What is an offensive priest?

Chapter 44 The Art of Giant Transformation

On the walls, the battle had entered its most brutal phase.

The guards had already fired their last burning arrow, and the rolling stones piled up beside the battlements had long been exhausted, leaving only rubble and bloodstains on the ground.

They watched as the army of gray dwarves surged toward the wall.

Chief of the Guard, Weiss, turned his head and stared intently at the young guards. Without offering any words of encouragement, he simply drew his longsword from his waist with unwavering resolve.

Dozens of young guards also had resolute eyes, as if they had been ready for a long time.

The wall is about to fall, and their bodies are the last line of defense!

"Come with me to support Pastor Richard!"

"yes--!"

Chief of Staff Weiss led his guards down the steps of the wall and rushed toward the battlefield inside the breach.

The real bloodbath has only just begun!

Due to their sensitivity to sunlight, the gray dwarves' strength has been greatly reduced, and they can no longer even use their racial invisibility talent.

But thanks to their naturally strong physique, when they wield those giant warhammers that are almost as big as themselves, their power is still astonishing and difficult to resist.

Without the protection of adventurer parties and other professionals, blacksmith Gron led the villagers of Blackrock Town to defend the walls and confront these ferocious subterranean creatures head-on.

They had no professional training, no sophisticated weapons, only the determination to protect their homeland and the madness to fight to the death.

The stench of blood, accompanied by mournful cries, echoed continuously across this peaceful land.

Meanwhile, on the main battlefield outside the breach in the wall.

Grom, the grey dwarf overseer, rose from the ground.

His heavy plate armor, as thick as an iron barrel, was now stained with blood and bits of goblin flesh.

But his small eyes, sunken deep within his fat, burned with a fierce light like a venomous snake, staring intently at Richard not far away.

"Damn it, I'm going to smash you into mincemeat!"

The words fell.

The warlord suddenly raised the massive hammer, the size of a door panel, and charged towards Richard with heavy steps.

His movements appeared clumsy, but each step shattered the ground, his muscles bulged wildly, and all his power was concentrated on the hammerhead.

Richard did not dodge.

His iron fist was clenched at his waist, and a sacred crimson-gold flame blazed up as he slammed it straight at the giant hammer that was swinging towards him.

Fist and hammer, colliding head-on.

A deafening clang of metal against metal!

Centered on the two individuals, a visible shockwave spread outwards like ripples.

The dust on the ground was violently kicked up, and the surrounding gray dwarf warriors were thrown off their feet.

The gray dwarf overseer staggered back a few steps, feeling the tingling sensation spreading through his arm. For the first time, an incredulous look of terror appeared in his deep-set eyes.

Richard slowly withdrew his fist and raised his hand to wipe away the blood that had seeped from the corner of his mouth again.

"If that's all you've got, I can talk to you all day!"

The gray dwarf overseer was thoroughly enraged and let out a deafening battle roar.

His eyes instantly became bloodshot, his muscles bulged and writhed, and his bones cracked with a snapping sound.

To everyone's horror, the gray dwarf overseer's physique suddenly tripled from less than four feet tall.

It's the Grey Dwarves' innate talent: the ability to grow larger!

The warhammer that was already enormous in his hand now seemed as nimble as a toy in his hands, whistling through the air as he swung it, each strike powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks.

"Go to hell!"

The gray dwarf overseer roared, and his giant hammer slammed down on Richard like a whirlwind.

The hammer smashed the ground, leaving huge craters a foot deep, and rubble flew everywhere like cannonballs.

Richard was no match for them, so he deliberately led the gray dwarf overseer toward the area where the gray dwarf army was most concentrated.

"Commander-in-Chief! It's us!"

"Stop right now—!"

The gray dwarf warriors screamed in terror and tried to hide.

But the warlord was completely out of his mind at this moment, his eyes fixed on Richard. Whether it was a gray dwarf or a goblin blocking his way, he smashed them all with a single blow!

Blood and flesh flowed like rivers, and severed limbs littered the ground.

Wherever the gray dwarf overseer passed, it was like a wheat field plowed by a giant beast, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

The adventure team's companions were currently preoccupied with dealing with the minotaurs' fierce offensive and were unable to provide any support to Richard.

Meanwhile, the gray dwarf army had already poured in from inside the walls!

The defensive line led by Chief of the Guard, Weiss, suffered a series of defeats.

Screams, roars, and the clanging of metal echoed continuously!

Richard knew he couldn't continue entangled with the gray dwarf overseer and had to find an opportunity to get rid of him as soon as possible.

So he stopped and stopped dodging.

"In the name of Los Santos—"

Richard recited in a low voice, his left hand gently touching the holy emblem on his chest.

First-level protective spell: Devotion Shield.

A pale golden, semi-transparent barrier instantly enveloped his entire body.

Facing the giant hammer that the gray dwarf overseer swung wildly, Richard gritted his teeth and forcefully blocked it with his left shoulder.

A mountain-like force slammed into Richard's shoulder.

The barrier of piety trembled violently, countless cracks appeared on its surface, and then it suddenly shattered.

The remaining power still overwhelmed Richard instantly.

boom!

Richard knelt on one knee, his feet sinking deep into the ground, the gravel and mud reaching his calves.

But his left hand gripped the hammerhead tightly, controlling the gray dwarf overseer's weapon.

"you--!"

The grey dwarf overseer roared and tried to pull back his warhammer, but Richard's grip was like an iron clamp, and he wouldn't budge.

Richard, meanwhile, took the opportunity to raise his right hand.

With his fingers spread, he placed his palm on the plate armor on the warlord's chest.

Richard's golden pupils burned with a fiery light like molten lava.

"Burning rays!"

Three intensely compressed, blazing white flame rays emerged from Richard's palm.

The rays were extremely hot, distorting the surrounding air and instantly piercing the gray dwarf overseer's chest, along with his armor.

To maximize his power, Richard chose to withstand the Grey Dwarf Overlord's hammer blow, thus creating an opportunity.

The gray dwarf overlord's massive body trembled violently from the intense pain, the effects of the giantification spell could not be maintained, and his size began to shrink rapidly.

Just before things were about to return to normal, the gray dwarf overseer used his last bit of strength to suddenly raise his foot and kick Richard in the chest.

[Sensing the Mind Flayer's tadpole mark, triggering the call of the Supreme God]

A cold, hollow voice, as if from an endless abyss, suddenly resounded deep within Richard's mind.

Richard roared involuntarily.

"Stop—!"

The gray dwarf overseer froze in place, as if his body were out of his control, and he dared not disobey the order.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

"You...you're a True Soul Being!?"

"No! This is impossible!"

The gray dwarf overseer muttered to himself, his voice trembling slightly with fear.

"Who...who exactly are you?"

Richard hadn't figured out the function of this term either, but he didn't have time to think about it right now.

He slowly stood up, and a divine light shone on his shattered gauntlets.

"I?"

Richard's golden, molten gold pupils reflected the gray dwarf warlord's terrified, distorted face.

"He's just a priest who wants to protect his homeland!"

As soon as the words fell

The Holy Fist slammed into the gray dwarf's chest, causing his heavy plate armor to cave in like fragile paper and eventually shatter.

"Hmm..."

The warlord let out a muffled hiss, like a broken bellows, his fat face quickly turning purplish-red from suffocation, and his sunken little eyes were filled with the despair of impending death.

Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground.

[Defeat the elite gray dwarf overlord monster, experience points +500]

[Acquired entry: Giant Transformation (Source: Grey Dwarf Overseer)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Increases body size by three times, significantly boosts Strength and Constitution, slightly decreases Agility, lasts for three minutes]